May 26th 1942 1 page from Treasury Chambers. "I spent Whitsuntide drastically revising my Memo on raw materials to take account of a great number of comments...more particularly those from Leith-Ross, with which the Ministry of Agriculture have associated themselves. "I dislike very much Leith-Ross's picture of the post-war world...."
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May 27th 1942 1 page from Treasury Chambers. "Hoppy has passed on to me your letter about Leith-Ross's note. He thinks it might be better if you were to put off writing your reply to Leithers, however much required and deserved, until you have seen my revised draft, which aims-whether successfully or not remains to be seen-at a harmonious compromise. I have now finished this document, and you shall have a copy as soon as it has been stencilled"
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May 28th 1942, folio, typed, 18 pages (pp.1-8 + statistical appendix pp.9-18). Inscribed in ink by Keynes at the top of the first page "Mr Harrod (you may like to see this--it is an early draft, which has not yet left the Treasury for general-circulation. JMK)" The paper by Keynes attempts to project the figures of the Budget White Paper into the post-war period to ascertain the resources likely to be available for "Various alternative and competitive purposes"
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May 28th 1942, typed memorandum, 26 pages +ivqp appendix + iiipp appendix + ip table. With attached typed signed letter to Roy Harrod from A.W. flurst dated June 3rd 1942.
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(4th June 1942) 3 pages, in ink and pencil with deletions and insertions.
"Whatever you write is so well sweetened by persuasive art that it is hard to declare it unpalatable.... "But I must prefix my comments by saying that our representatives ought to be very little willing to agree to restriction schemes...." Harrod continues with detailed comments on paragraphs 15 and 16. "..I was most interested in your arithmetical calculations. I should suppose that you have indicated the right order of magnitude for stocks. But to meet a recession it might be essential to double or treble these in a comparatively short period..."
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4th June 1942, 4 pages. The typed copy of the autograph draft letter described above.
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